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		ddebernardy on Jan 16, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Crooked Style Sheeding – Webpage tracking using on... Wouldn't something like this be enough? `::before, ::after { content: '' !important; }`

expertentipp on Jan 16, 2018 | [–]

You have no idea how many websites you would break:) I've seen UI strings in "before" and "after" pseudoelements...

berelig on Jan 16, 2018 | | [–]

Don't think it would be a huge loss. Most common use case is for unicode characters to render font icons (i.e. font-awesome).

talmand on Jan 16, 2018 | [–]

No, easily defeated. It would start a selector specificity war.

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